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Springfield Livestock Marketing Center

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Springfield, Missouri · Mon, Jan 27
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1788
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 219▼ 59 vs year ago 296 · −19.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 58▼ 41 vs year ago 115 · −35.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate on a moderate supply.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,770165.542,93037
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,511132.061,99653
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,251131.011,63958
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,061109.561,16348

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,262$2,14015
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,269$2,0019
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,187$1,9738
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,2782thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,012$2,2386
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)860$1,9972thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)905$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,495$2,9501thin

Every lot

27 lots · USDA AMS · Springfield Livestock Marketing Center Slaughter/Replacement Cattle - Springfield, MO
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,614144.73/cwt133.00–152.002,3366
Bulls——1,759163.91/cwt155.00–172.502,88320
Bulls——1,875179.85/cwt173.00–193.503,37211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91569.78/cwt55.00–85.006384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,044120.50/cwt108.00–128.001,25817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04698.29/cwt87.50–106.001,02818
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190129.10/cwt128.00–132.001,5369
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,246130.12/cwt121.00–136.001,62134
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250138.81/cwt134.00–150.001,73516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275119.21/cwt113.00–123.001,5208
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,496132.04/cwt125.00–137.001,97533
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500123.17/cwt119.00–126.001,8489
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,566139.37/cwt137.00–141.502,18311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1411,681.05/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2212,079.20/head1,600.00–2,250.002,07912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2322,264.31/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2644
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2521,936.11/head1,650.00–2,075.001,9367
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3282,229.94/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4282,382.56/head2,350.00–2,450.002,3833
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28601,996.51/head1,925.00–2,075.001,9972
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29201,883.22/head1,775.00–2,000.001,8832
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0582,414.66/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4154
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,2152,278.29/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2782
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2907210.59/cwt205.00–214.001,9107
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102152.26/cwt139.00–190.001,6788

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.